The Truth about lies

Description

The public mind is often deceived by those who manipulate it, and it deceives itself, as well. This program examines how deception has influenced some of the major events of our recent past and how self-deception shapes our personal lives and the public mind. Why do trusted people in public life lie to us and to themselves? Can a society die from too many lies? Do our institutions demand loyalty at the expense of the truth? The program explores such events as Watergate, the war in Vietnam, and the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, and reveals the pressures that led to the denial of truth and the distortion of reality. Among those interviewed are John Dean, former counsel to President Nixon, and Roger Boisjoly, a Morton Thiokol engineer who tried to postpone the launch of the Challenger.

Runtime

60 min

Series

Subjects

Geography

Genre

Date of Publication

[2006], c1988

Database

Films on Demand

Direct Link

Similar Films

Ellen DeGeneres. All of Me
Can Madison Avenue live without old media?
Little Odessa (James Grey)
From Flint. Voices of a poisoned city
Sound Effects Recording
Gerrymandering
A Conversation With Dave Pasquesi. Conversations with Giants
The Image Makers
Tips, Tricks, and Terror
Hanson Fong on Group Portraits
Visual Storytelling
John Singleton—Hollywood's Best Film Directors
Bill Moyers Journal. George Soros on the Downturn / Dirty Politics ’08
Getting Started with Visual Subtext
Lincoln's Greatest Speech. The Second Inaugural Address - Behind the Scenes